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The Latest Breaking News from Moldova

Moldova celebrates Soviet victory, but divisions deepen amid war

While some fear Russia, others view Moscow as a saviour as the conflict in Ukraine comes closer to Moldova’s borders.

Al Jazeera

Macron advocates for creation of a 'European political community' beyond the bloc

France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday it would take "decades" for a candidate like Ukraine to join the EU, and suggested building a broader political community of democratic states around the bloc.

Radio France Internationale

Moldova separatists report drone strikes near Ukraine border

Pro-Russian separatists in Moldova said on Saturday their region had been hit four times by suspected drones overnight near the Ukrainian border.

Reuters

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Evacuees share horror of months in Avozstal steelworks bunker; why Putin’s shift to the east could lengthen the war; and tattoos of Ukraine resistance

The Guardian - AU

War rumours bewilder Moldova's pro-Russian separatist enclave

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Reuters

Exclusive-Moldova opposition figure plans to violate war symbol ban at May 9 march

One of the leading figures in Moldova's opposition said on Friday he plans to violate a ban on pro-Russian war symbols by wearing an orange and black ribbon during a march on May 9, in a direct challenge to the pro-Western government.

Reuters

Ukraine sets new grain export curbs for Moldova, Romania

Ukraine has imposed temporary restrictions on the supply of grain cargoes by rail in the direction of Moldova and Romania due to a large number of wagons at border crossings, the APK-Infrom consultancy said on Friday.

Reuters

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EU countries are ‘almost there’ in agreeing to bloc’s proposed new package of sanctions against Russia – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

EU eyes Russian oil import ban amid new bid to evacuate Mariupol

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a ban within the year on Russian oil imports in its toughest move yet over the invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow said it was offering a new ceasefire to evacuate a steel plant in devastated Mariupol.

AFP

As tensions rise in Moldova, separatists denounce Kyiv, EU

Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region criticised the EU on Wednesday for promising military aid to Chisinau, and warned of a danger of further escalation after what it has described as a week of terrorist attacks from Ukraine.

Reuters

EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Azovstal under fresh fire

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Commission proposed a gradual ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine Wednesday, as officials in the destroyed city of Mariupol reported heavy fighting at the Azovstal steel plant.

AFP

EU to ‘significantly increase’ military aid to Moldova

European Council President Michel says he backs Moldova’s bid to become an EU member state.

Al Jazeera

EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Commission proposed a gradual ban on Russian oil imports Wednesday to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, as Russian forces pounded sites to the east of the country and hit targets in the far west near the EU border.

AFP

Moldova ready for 'pessimistic' scenarios but sees no imminent threat of unrest

Moldova sees no imminent threat of unrest spilling over from the war in Ukraine despite "provocations" by pro-Russian separatists in recent days, but has been making contingency plans for "pessimistic" scenarios, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday.

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Is Russia About To Expand Its Warmongering?

Russia’s threats to reach into Transnistria could be a cheap distraction or an expansion of the conflict.

Daily Mirror

Russia 'paving the way to expand war with Moldova invasion', Ukraine warns

Russian armed forces are already said to be in Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria amid fears the small nation could be the next target of the Kremlin's soldiers

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t feel safe here’: Transnistria fears could spark Moldova exodus

Explosions in separatist-controlled region have heightened worries that country could be drawn into the Ukraine war

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: catch up on this week’s must-read news and analysis

Russia turns off the gas, fears Moldova could be pulled into the war, and on the ground in Zaporizhzhia

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Al Jazeera

Tensions high on borders of Moscow-backed Transnistria region

Separatist region in Moldova retains independence thanks largely to military support provided by Russia.

The Hindu

Can’t guarantee freedom of non-NATO countries in Europe: Jean Asselborn

Foreign Minister of Luxembourg says Ukraine is not enemy of Russia, it is democracy that is the enemy

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: the (apprehensive) view from neighbouring Moldova

It feels as if there has been an added whiff of danger about the conflict in Ukraine this week, which – for the first time since the Russian military crossed the border two months ago – threatens to go beyond Ukraine into neighbouring countries and, perhaps, Russia itself.

The Independent UK

Boebert, Greene and Cawthorn among Republicans voting against supporting Moldova’s democracy amid Russia threat

Trio of far-right GOP lawmakers have consistently opposed US support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Moldova facing ‘dangerous moment’ amid fears it could be drawn into Ukraine war

Government warns unnamed forces are stoking tensions in Russian-speaking breakaway region of Transnistria

Wales Online

Visa granted for Ukrainian mum to move to Wales but not her nine-year-old son

The host family from Conwy are calling on politicians and the media to help

The Conversation

4 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia's war may spread beyond Ukraine to reach them soon

There is growing concern that Moldova and Transnistria could be dragged into Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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